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The English football champions are the winners of the top-level league in English men's football, which since the 1992–93 season has been called the Premier League. Following the codification of professional football by the Football Association in 1885, [ 1 ] the Football League was established in 1888, after meetings initiated by Aston Villa ...
They however failed to retain both trophies as Manchester United pipped Arsenal on the final day of the league season, winning the Premier League as well as defeating the holders in a FA Cup semi-final replay. [11] United won the league for two successive seasons: in 1999–2000 ending the season 18 points in front and 2000–01 by 10. [12]
Most Premier League goals in a calendar year: 39, Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur, 2017) [101] Most Premier League teams scored against: 39, Frank Lampard [102] Number of teams scored against in a season: 17 20-team league: [103] Ian Wright (Arsenal, 1996–97) Robin van Persie (Arsenal, 2011–12) Mohamed Salah (Liverpool, 2017–18)
The fifth-placed team in the Premier League, as well as the winners of the FA Cup, qualify for the subsequent season's Europa League league phase, but if the winner of the FA Cup also finishes in the top five places in the Premier League or has won one of UEFA's major tournaments, then this place reverts to the team that finished sixth.
On Saturday, February 5, there were 41 goals in 8 Premier League games which is the record for a single day in the Premier League since it became a 20-team division. The results were Aston Villa 2–2 Fulham , Everton 5–3 Blackpool , Manchester City 3–0 West Bromwich , Newcastle 4–4 Arsenal, Stoke 3–2 Sunderland , Tottenham 2–1 Bolton ...
Since the 2012–13 season, a player needs to have played in a minimum of five matches for a title-winning team to qualify for a medal. [3] This is down from the previous standard of 10 matches played. [4] At the discretion of the Premier League board, additional medals can be awarded to players who played less than five matches. [5]
The further down the table a team is in the Premier League, the busier their defence is likely to be. ... Muric played the final 10 games of last season with Burnley, where he had an average save ...
Fastest century of goals scored during a Premier League season (in elapsed calendar days): 103 goals scored on 18 January 2014 by Manchester City in 2013–14. Previous record: 100 goals scored on 21 February 2013 by Chelsea in season 2012–13 (excludes games played / goals scored in FA Community Shield (1/2), UEFA Super Cup (1/1) and FIFA ...